2 . Do you like animals? Welcome to Beijing     1    . There are many kinds     2     of in it. Look! The     3     from Thailand are very big. They are very smart and have a good memory(记忆力). The koalas are very cute. They are from     4    . The giraffes with     5     necks(脖子) are very beautiful. They eat leaves(叶子) on the trees. I don’t like tigers or lions because they’re too     6    . They often eat much meat.     7     are my favorite. They are cute and friendly. And they are the     8     of China so all Chinese people like them. They also eat leaves, but they don’t eat meat. They     9     during the day and get up at night. Now pandas are in great     10    , so we must save trees and protect(保护)the forest to help them.

3 . Dear Simon,

I’m writing this from London. We arrived in London on Tuesday, after s    1     in Madrid and Paris. London is one of the most interesting cities in Europe, but it’s also one of the most expensive p    2     to stay. It’s bigger than Paris and older than Sydney. You know I love history, and there are lots of great museums here — in

f    3    , I think the British Museum is probably the best museum in the world. The people in Madrid were quite friendly. They were f    4     than London people, but it was more difficult to c    5    with them because I didn’t know their language. Paris was f    6    , of course, and I ate the most delicious food of my life in some of the Paris restaurants.

My aunt says that British food is better than French food, b    7     she’s wrong about that! Tonight my aunt and uncle will take me to a show. It’s a musical (音乐剧) c    8     The Phantom of the Opera. They say that it is the most w    9     show in London. Of course I think it would be more exciting to see a pop concert (流行音乐会). However, that would be the worst t    10     in the world for my uncle and aunt.

We will fly home to Sydney in five days. See you then!

Yours,

Sheila

4 . Nanjing is in the south of China; it is the capital of Jiangsu Province. In the p    1    , Nanjing wasn't a comfortable place. It used to have narrow roads, low buildings and small markets. But during the recent years, it has c    2     a lot. People there are walking on the w    3     roads and living in tall buildings.

In the past, it might usually take us more than an hour to get to school from home because there were f    4     buses than today and they were so s    5    . And the stations were very small. We had to w    6     there a long time for the buses. Nowadays, there are many different bus routes for us to choose. If you are in a hurry, you can also take the t    7    . It is much faster and more c    8     than taking the bus because you can always have a seat. Now, some people are used to taking the u    9    . It's much convenient because it always comes on time. But it's a little more e    10     than the bus.

5 . The students at the American International School were excited. They worked hard to raise money for a trip. They washed cars, sold magazines and     1     (collect) bottles. Finally, they f    2     to Cairo to visit the pyramids of Egypt (埃及金字塔)!

The students studied the pyramids in school before the trip. They learned about the Pharaohs, the rulers of ancient Egypt. They also learned that the Egyptians considered the Pharaohs to be living gods, and that the pyramids were built     3     tombs (陵墓) of the Pharaohs.

On     4     first day of the trip, the students went to the Great Pyramid at Giza. It was built for the Pharaoh Khufu around 2,560 BC. It's the     5     (tall) pyramid in the world. At first, it was about 146 meters high. Now it is about 136 meters high. The students measured (测量) all four sides of the Great Pyramid at Giza.

No one knows     6     the ancient Egyptians built these huge things. Scientists believe Egyptians didn't invent the wheel at that time. They     7     /ɡes/ people moved the stones very slowly. Thousands of Egyptians worked for many years on each pyramid.

When the students returned home, they prepared     8     (speech) and invited the community. Everyone was     9     (shock) by how much the students learned.

6 . There is a z    1     near my house. I like going there. In the zoo, we can see many a    2    . There are pandas, giraffes, lions…. I like elephants best because I think they are f    3     and cute. Elephants are smart animals, too. They can p    4     soccer or music. They can a    5     draw very well. They can walk for a long time and never get l    6    . They can remember p    7     with food and water. But elephants are in great d    8    . People cut down many trees so elephants are losing their homes. People also k    9     elephants for their ivory. We must save the trees and not buy things m    10     of ivory.

7 . The Egyptian pyramids     1     built around 2560 B.C. Studies show that it     2     100 000 people over 20 years to complete it. The Great Pyramid was considered a unique building in the 19th century A.D. At that time, it was still the tallest building in the world. According     3     scientific research, the ancient King, Khufu, ordered his men to build the Great Pyramid stone by stone. The biggest stone     4     as much as 15 tons. Each stone was fixed so well, though the ancient workers didn’t have any modern tools. The Great Pyramid has four     5     and each side is 230.4 meters long and 146.5 meters high. At that time, there were no modern machines or equipment, so how did the ancient Egyptians build the Great Pyramid?

8 . The Great Wall of China is one of the greatest     1     of the world. The entire wall, which has many branches, is about 8,800 kilometers long. It stretches     2     Shanhaiguan in the east to Jiayuguan in the west. The construction was begun during the Waring States Period, which was about 2 500 years ago. The states of Qin, Wei, Zhao, Qi , Yan and Zhongshan all built walls to     3     their people. The first emperor, Qin Shihuang, joined all these smaller walls together to make the Great Wall. These early walls that     4     made of packed earth and wood wore away in the rain and wind. Few of these walls remain. Most of the Great Wall that can be seen today was built during the Ming dynasty. It was made of stone and brick     5     would last longer.

9 .     1     you ever heard of the romantic tale about Xu Xian and the White Snake? Do you know where it happened? It is     2    （say）that the story happened at the West Lake. The West Lake is one of the most beautiful lakes in China. It lies in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province and     3     ( [əˈtrækts ] ) lots of tourists from home and abroad every year.

The West Lake is     4     (surround) on three sides by mountains. Many tourist attractions there are well worth     5     (visit), such as Sudi Causeway, the Broken Bridge and Leifeng Pagoda. The scenery is so attractive     6     visitors often lose themselves in it. The West Lake has become famous     7     only because of its special scenery but also because of some beautiful     8     (poem) that were written mainly     9     Bai Juyi and Su Dongpo. Besides, the area that surrounds the West Lake is the home of the famous Longjing tea.

Have you ever been to the West Lake? If not, you must find a     10     ([tʃɑːns] )to go there!

10 . Dear Tony,

It's so glad to know you will come to my home town. Welcome to Xinjiang. Here     1     (be) some information about it.

It's     2     the northwest of China. The weather here is very strange. It's cold in the morning,but it     3     (turn) very warm at noon.     4     you are here,both warm clothes and cool clothes are needed. It's     5     very dry all year.     6     fruit here is very sweet because there is a lot of sunshine. I like the grapes and melons very much. I think you will like       7     (they) too.

People here are also very     8     (friend) and kind. And Xinjiang food is very delicious. Remember     9     (bring) warm clothes.

Looking forward to     10     (meet) you as soon as possible.

Yours,

Li Lin